At 06:46 PM 4/24/99 +0000, Vesselin Atanasov wrote:
>
>On Sat, 24 Apr 1999, Dennis wrote:
>
>> well serious commercial concerns do not use OSs that crash every 6 hours
nor
>They do - when the OS crashes because of the binary only driver and they
>have no way to replace it or fix it when they don't have the source. And
>when the binary-only module developer does not provide a fix in a
>reasonable time they have only one choice - to stop using the hardware
>that comes with a binary-only driver. On the other hand there are some
>developers that provide open source drivers with their hardware - cyclades
>are a nice example - their code was integrated in the 2.1.x kernel but
>they continue its support. Of course there are bugs in their driver too
>but they are fixed fast enough.
The source-nosource discussion is fruitless. Hackers are called hackers for a
reason. If you think that you can do things better than the manufacturer, then
use something else.
When I was a kid, I used to fix my own car. Now I take my lexus to the
dealer. I'm willing to pay for quality, and they do a better job than I
can. My dad still spends countless days working on his car. Its a waste of
my time to try to change his ways. Ditto here.
Dennis
Emerging Technologies, Inc.
http://www.etinc.com
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